I'm really new to gardening and my hosta garden I started in late fall 2024 was basically my first big endeavor, so I'm still trying to learn as much as I can about caring for my hostas. I just learned about hosta virus X yesterday while reading about how "sports" come about.

For background info: I bought 2 Blue Angels, 1 Guacamole, and 1 Patriot in late fall from a reputable local garden center that were all discounted because it was the end of the season. They were among the last plants on the shelf and had some torn and some crispy leaves, but otherwise had healthy looking stems. I planted them along with 3 other hostas I already had (Autumn Frost and Stained Glass, the third is super tiny and located next to the Stained Glass but I don't know yet what it is because it got so crispy in its original location from the previous homeowners planting it in full sun) that I transplanted from another area of the garden, and then just planted an August Moon at the end of March on the far right side of the garden.

I've been dealing with earwigs munching on one of my Blue Angels, and tonight while spraying some neem oil and insecticidal soap the flash light really made me notice that the less-eaten Blue Angel looks like it has signs of hosta virus X. The white cast on the plant is from recently sprinkling diomataceous earth as another form of insect repellent; it's the ink bleed and mottling that has me really worried, and now looking back at a previous photo from about 2-3 weeks ago (photos 3 and 4) it's obvious that one of the leaves is curled up abnormally at the tip, so this isn't new/related to my treating for bugs that I just started this week.

I included a photo of the layout of the hostas (photo 2) for reference to show how they're spaced apart (because I was anticipating them growing bigger and needing the space) in relation to the location of the infected Blue Angel, but I don't even know if that matters in terms of preventing spread of the virus. We've had days with really heavy rain over the past few weeks, and the way it sits up higher than the other hostas has me concerned that any water run off going downhill could even cause contamination.

If this IS hosta virus X, are all of my surrounding hostas doomed?? Could my other Blue Angel (or even the Guacamole and Patriot I bought at the same time) also have already been infected even though those aren't showing signs right now?

Would it be worth it to get a kit and test this hosta, or is it pretty definitive just by looking at it? Should I test the other hostas, or does it take time for normal appearing hostas to "become positive" for the virus?